Too Like the Lightning

A stunning novel with incredible world-building. The book positively pulses with ideas and plots. I originally thought the writing style - 18th century philosophical - would irritate me, but to my surprise I found it interesting, particularly where the narrator converses with the reader.
I did have some initial frustration with the fluid use of if gender descriptors, particularly when the narrator changes his mind about whether a particular person is a gender neutral ‘they', in one Chapter, but then refers to them later as both ‘she', and then ‘he'. I decided to just ignore this and enjoy the story. :)